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CVE-2025-42706: CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows Logic Error

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 26/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.16.18637, 7.24.19608, 7.25.19707.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows 7.16.18637, 7.24.19608, 7.25.19707 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

A logic error exists in the Falcon sensor for Windows that could allow an attacker, with the prior ability to execute code on a host, to delete arbitrary files. CrowdStrike released a security fix for this issue in Falcon sensor for Windows versions 7.24 and above and all Long Term Visibility (LTV) sensors. There is no indication of exploitation of these issues in the wild. Our threat hunting and intelligence teams are actively monitoring for exploitation and we maintain visibility into any such attempts. The Falcon sensor for Mac, the Falcon sensor for Linux and the Falcon sensor for Legacy Systems are not impacted by this. CrowdStrike was made aware of this issue through our HackerOne bug bounty program. It was discovered by Cong Cheng and responsibly disclosed.

Published
Oct 8, 2025
Updated
Oct 8, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 7th percentile

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Action score

26

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · CrowdStrike
6.5
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (CrowdStrike). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows

    • 7.28 and later · before 7.28.20008affected · semver
    • 7.27 and later · before 7.27.19909affected · semver
    • 7.26 and later · before 7.26.19813affected · semver
    • 7.25 and later · before 7.25.19707affected · semver
    • 7.24 and later · before 7.24.19608affected · semver
    • 7.16 and later · before 7.16.18637affected · semver

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-40058Vulnerability Affecting Office Macro Removal in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2025-42701CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor for Windows Race Condition
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows7.16.18637Vendor (CNA)
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows7.24.19608Vendor (CNA)
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows7.25.19707Vendor (CNA)
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows7.26.19813Vendor (CNA)
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows7.27.19909Vendor (CNA)
CrowdStrike Falcon sensor for Windows7.28.20008Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-346 · Origin Validation Error

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

References

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